Marriage & Family – Vatican II
This excerpt from Gaudium et Spes, Vatican II's Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, affirms the sanctity of marriage and the family....
28 January, 2020
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Family as the Domestic Church
Christians don't leave home to "go to Church" - the family, says Vatican II, St. John Paul II, and Pope Francis, is the "domestic church," the smallest pastoral unit of the Church where much of the life of the church takes place....
28 January, 2020
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Radical Discipleship – a Call for All
In Luke 14, Jesus speaks some very disturbing words to anyone who wants to be his disciple. He talks about discipleship as requiring people to renounce not only their possessions but also their own life and family. The example of Thomas More shows...
03 September, 2019
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Joachim, Anne, and the Role of Grandparents – Podcast
In this 14 minute podcast, the host of the SonRise Morning show interviews Dr. Italy on Sts. Joachim and Anne, whose feast is July 26, to find out what they can teach us about Jesus as well as the role of grandparents in passing on...
24 July, 2018
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Evangelizing Your Children – When to Begin
Granted - parents are the primary religious educators of their children. But before educating them, we must evangelize them. But when and how do we begin?...
21 December, 2017
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Amoris Laetitia – A Conversation with Dr. Italy
In this video webinar of approximately 75 minutes, Dr. Matthew Bunson of the Catholic Distance University (CDU), initiates a conversation with two other CDU professors, Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio (Dr. Italy) and Dr. James Kruggel, on Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation on Marriage and the Family, Amoris...
03 December, 2017
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Wife as Radiant Sun of the Family – Pius XII
Pope Pius XII on the perfect wife and mother of Proverbs 31 whom the Pope calls the radiant sun that brings happiness to the family....
23 February, 2017
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HOW TO TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT SEX
Having this conversation is never easy, but it is necessary. Since I have four children and none of them are preggo yet, I'm obviously crushing it, so allow me to drop some knowledge bombs on you for how to have "THE TALK" straight from the...
12 February, 2016
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